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Bjarnarflag — 3 MW Geothermal

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Bjarnarflag is a 3 MW geothermal power plant located in Iceland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
3 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1969

Year online

Owner
Landsvirkjun

Operator

Location
65.64, -16.86

Coordinates

Insights

#20
largest in %s
#206
largest %s worldwide
#32,056
largest worldwide
1969
%d yrs older than avg
13
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Geothermal
Capacity
3 MW
Commissioned
1969
Status
Operational
Owner
Landsvirkjun
Country
ISL
Coordinates
65.641, -16.857

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
799 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
23,967 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
38 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

174
cars / year
107
homes / year
36,314
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Fljótsdalsvirkjun (Kárahnjúkar )

Iceland · Hydroelectric

690MW · 2008

Krafla

Iceland · Geothermal

60MW · 1977

Laxárvirkjun 3

Iceland · Hydroelectric

14MW · 1973

About this plant

Bjarnarflag is a 3 MW geothermal power plant in Iceland, operated by Landsvirkjun since 1969.

Ranked #6 of 6 geothermal plants in Iceland, Bjarnarflag accounts for 0.52% of Iceland’s total geothermal capacity of 572 MW. The largest geothermal plant in Iceland is Hellisheiði at 213 MW, making Bjarnarflag 71 times smaller.

The nearest plant is Krafla (60 MW, Geothermal). Bjarnarflag is located in the Northeast region of Iceland, approximately 50 km from Akureyri.

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